BA meals to gain celebrity chef input

Passengers flying first class with British Airways are set to benefit from the culinary skills of one of the UK's fastest-rising chefs.

Gate Gourmet, the company responsible for preparing BA's first class menus, has enlisted the services of Steven Walpole to help improve their in-flight offerings.

Walpole has previously appeared on the BBC's Saturday Kitchen programme, as well as teaching Jamie Oliver's Fifteen students and cooking at a number of well-known venues, including the House of Commons.

Following his appointment to the new role of senior executive chef, he said he was looking forward to the challenges the job would provide: "designing appetising and healthy meals in an industry that is not traditionally known for the quality of its food."

Walpole is not the first celebrity chef to add his culinary input to BA's menus, with the airline offering dishes created by the likes of Shaun Hill and Mark Edwards to club class passengers last year.

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